Category: Progress Reports

This is my Writing Progress Report April 2026.

On March 27, 2026, I attended Detroit Penguicon at the Westin Southfield-Detroit. This is the Penguicon banner at the hotel.

Writing Progress from March 2026.

I wrote four blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. Including my writing progress report for March 2026, which I linked below.

Writing Progress Report March 2026

In March 2026, I presented a short story named Cruising the Moons of Jupiter to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.

I will write new short stories in January, February, and March. Last year I completed the novelette version of Chemithurgy. My plan is to expand the story to novella length in 2026.

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in March 2026.

Events from March 2026.

I attended Cleveland Concoction, from March 6, 2026, to March 8, 2026. They held the conference at the Bertram Inn and Conference Center at 600 North Aurora Road, Aurora, Ohio.

This is a link to the ConCoction website.

http://www.clevelandconcoction.org/

I also attended Detroit Penguicon at the Westin Southfield-Detroit from March 27, 2026, to March 26, 2026. I attended the opening ceremonies and seven panels. This year’s theme was Rising from the Ashes.

Writing Goals for April 2026.

In April 2026, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com, including my Writing Progress Report for April 2026.

I plan to work on a story for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call in April 2026.

In April 2026, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

In the past, I sent the stories, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I sent out in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025.

I plan to submit short stories in 2026.

Planned Events for April 2026.

The next conference I plan to attend is the Confluence Conference, held near Pittsburgh, PA, from July 24, 2026, to July 26, 2026. They will have the conference at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel in Coraopolis, PA. I attended the Confluence in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, (2021 was cancelled due to COVID), 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

This is my Writing Progress Report March 2026.

On February 14, 2026, we went to the Fourteenth annual Cleveland Kurentovanje Festival and Parade. It’s a celebration of all things Slovenian and includes a parade on St. Clair Street in front of the Slovenian National Home as pictured above.

Writing Progress from February 2026.

I wrote four blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. Including my writing progress report for February 2026, which I linked below.

Writing Progress Report February 2026

In February 2025, I presented the short story named Bounty Hunter Jupiter to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.

I will write new short stories in January, February, and March. Last year I completed the novelette version of Chemithurgy. My plan is to expand the story to novella length in 2026.

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in February 2026.

Events from February 2026.

No events attended in February

Writing Goals for March 2026.

In March 2026, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com, including my Writing Progress Report for March 2026.

I plan to work on a story for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call in March 2026.

In March 2026, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

In the past, I sent the stories, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I sent out in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025.

I plan to submit short stories in 2026.

Planned Events for March 2026.

The next conference I plan to attend is the Cleveland Concoction, from March 6, 2026, to March 8, 2026. They will hold the conference at the Bertram Inn and Conference Center at 600 North Aurora Road, Aurora, Ohio.

This is a link to the ConCoction website.

http://www.clevelandconcoction.org/

Another event I plan to attend is the 41^st Annual Western Reserve Writers Conference at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Lyndhurst, Ohio on March 28, 2026.

This is a link to the Cuyahoga County Library website.

https://www.cuyahogalibrary.org

This is my Writing Progress Report February 2026.

I attended ConFusion in Novi, Michigan, from January 30, 2026, to February 1, 2025. The conference is located at the Novi Sheraton. This is my plate from the guest of honor dessert reception held on Friday evening. Yum!

Writing Progress from January 2026.

I wrote four blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. Including my writing progress report for January 2026, which I linked below.

Writing Progress Report January 2026

In January 2025, I presented the short story named Pinky Swear to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.

I will write new short stories in January, February, and March. Last year I completed the novelette version of Chemithurgy. My plan is to expand the story to novella length in 2026.

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in December 2025.

Events from January 2026.

I attended ConFusion in Novi, Michigan, from January 30, 2026, to February 1, 2025. The conference is located at the Novi Sheraton. The Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association Sponsors ConFusion.

https://2026.confusionsf.org/

The con theme this year is Magical ConFusion.

Here’s the registration details.

https://2026.confusionsf.org/registration/

This year’s Writing Guest of Honor was Maurice Braddus.

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Writing Goals for February 2026.

In February 2026, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com, including my Writing Progress Report for February 2026.

I plan to work on a story for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call in February 2026.

In February 2026, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

In the past, I sent the stories, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I sent out in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025.

I plan to submit short stories in 2026.

Planned Events for February 2026.

The next conference I plan to attend is the Cleveland Concoction, from March 6, 2026, to March 8, 2026. They will hold the conference at the Bertram Inn and Conference Center at 600 North Aurora Road, Aurora, Ohio.

This is a link to the ConCoction website.

http://www.clevelandconcoction.org/

Another event I plan to attend is the 41^st Annual Western Reserve Writers Conference at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Lyndhurst, Ohio on March 28, 2026.

This is a link to the Cuyahoga County Library website.

https://www.cuyahogalibrary.org

This is my Writing Progress Report January 2026.

Merry Christmas!

Writing Progress from December 2025.

I wrote four blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. Including my writing progress report for December 2025, which I linked below.

Writing Progress Report December 2025

In December 2025, we did not meet during the holidays at the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call. In January and February, I will write new short stories. Last year I completed the novelette version of Chemithurgy. My plan is to expand the story to novella length in 2026.

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in December 2025.

Events from December 2025.

None this month

Writing Goals for January 2026.

In January 2026, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com, including my Writing Progress Report for January 2026.

I plan to work on a story for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call in January 2026.

In January 2026, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

In the past, I sent the stories, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I sent out in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025.

I plan to submit short stories in 2026.

Planned Events for January 2026.

The next conference I plan to attend is ConFusion in Novi, Michigan, from January 30, 2026, to February 1, 2025. The conference is located at the Novi Sheraton. The Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association Sponsors ConFusion.

Front Page

The con theme next year is Magical ConFusion.

Here’s the registration details.

Registration

This year’s Writing Guest of Honor is Maurice Braddus.

Home

This is my Writing Progress Report December 2025.

On November 29, 2025, we were watching the Ohio State Buckeyes beat Xichigan, 27 to 9.

Writing Progress from November 2025.

I wrote four blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. Including my writing progress report for November 2025, which I linked below.

Writing Progress Report November 2025

In November 2025, I presented Chapters Seven and Eight of the novelette named Chemithurgy to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call. That completes the novelette version of the story. My plan is to expand the story to novella length in 2026.

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in November 2025.

In the past, I sent the stories, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I sent out in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023. None for 2024.

Events from November 2025.

None this month

Writing Goals for December 2025.

In December 2025, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com, including my Writing Progress Report for December 2025.

I plan to work on a story for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call in December 2025 for our next meeting in January 2026.

Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus to other short fiction magazines.

Polish and send the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.

In December 2025, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

Planned Events for December 2025.

The next conference I plan to attend is ConFusion in Novi, Michigan, from January 30, 2026, to February 1, 2025. The Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association Sponsors ConFusion.

Front Page

The con theme next year is Magical ConFusion.

This year’s Writing Guest of Honor is Maurice Braddus.

https://mauricebroaddus.com

This is my Writing Progress Report November 2025.

On October 29^th, 2025, the family prepared six batches of potica, a Slovenian nut bread. This picture was of the loaves before they were baked.

Writing Progress from October 2025.

I wrote four blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. Including my writing progress report for October 2025, which I linked below.

Writing Progress Report October 2025

In October 2025, I presented Chapters Five and Six of the novelette named Chemithurgy to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in October 2025.

In the past, I sent the stories, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I sent out in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023. None for 2024.

Events from October 2025.

None this month

Writing Goals for November 2025.

In November 2025, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com, including my Writing Progress Report for November 2025.

I plan to work on a story for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call in November 2025.

Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus to other short fiction magazines.

Polish and send the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.

In November 2025, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

Planned Events for November 2025.

The next conference I plan to attend is the Philcon Conference, held near Philadelphia, PA from November 21, 2025, to November 23, 2025. They will have the conference at the Doubletree by Hilton in Cherry Hill, NY. I have never attended this conference before.

This is a link to more information about Philcon 2025.

Welcome

This is my Writing Progress Report October 2025.

I attended a reading by John Scalzi at the Parma-Snow Library in Parma, Ohio on September 23, 2025. He read the prologue for his work in progress novel. Everyone in attendance received a copy of his most recent novel, The Shattering Peace. First published September 16, 2025.

Writing Progress from September 2025.

I wrote four blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. Including my writing progress report for September 2025, which I linked below.

Writing Progress Report September 2025

In September 2025, I presented Chapters Three and Four of the novelette named Chemithurgy to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in September 2025.

In the past, I sent the stories, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I sent out in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023. None for 2024.

Events from September 2025.

None this month

Writing Goals for November 2025.

In October 2025, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com, including my Writing Progress Report for October 2025.

I plan to work on a story for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call in October 2025.

Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus to other short fiction magazines.

Polish and send the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.

In October 2025, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

Planned Events for November 2025.

The next conference I plan to attend is the Philcon Conference, held near Philadelphia, PA from November 21, 2025, to November 23, 2025. They will have the conference at the Doubletree by Hilton in Cherry Hill, NY. I have never attended this conference before.

This is a link to more information about Philcon 2025.

Welcome

This is my Writing Progress Report September 2025.

I attended the Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Cleveland, Ohio on August 8, 2025.

Writing Progress from August 2025.

I wrote four blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. Including my writing progress report for August 2025, which I linked below.

Writing Progress Report August 2025

In August 2025, I presented Chapters One and Two of the novelette named Chemithurgy to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in August 2025.

In the past, I sent the stories, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I sent out in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023. None for 2024.

Events from August 2025.

None this month

Writing Goals for September 2025.

In September 2025, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com, including my Writing Progress Report for September 2025.

I plan to work on a story for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call in September 2025.

Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus to other short fiction magazines.

Polish and send the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.

In September 2025, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

Planned Events for September 2025.

The next conference I plan to attend is the Capclave Conference, held near Wahington D. C. from September 19, 2025, to September 21, 2025. They will have the conference at the Rockville Hilton in Rockville, MD. I attended the Capclave in 2016. Looking forward to going again.

This is a link to more information about Capclave 2025.

https://fancons.com/events/info/25228/capclave-2025

This is my Writing Progress Report August 2025.

I attended the Confluence Conference, held near Pittsburgh, PA, from July 25, 2025, to July 27, 2025. They had the conference at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel in Coraopolis, PA.

Writing Progress from July 2025.

I wrote four blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. Including my writing progress report for July 2025, which I linked below.

Writing Progress Report July 2025

In July 2025, I presented the short story named Erebus Project to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in July 2025.

In the past, I sent the stories, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I sent out in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023. None for 2024.

Events from July 2025.

I attended the Confluence Conference, held near Pittsburgh, PA, from July 25, 2025, to July 27, 2025. They had the conference at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel in Coraopolis, PA. I attended the Confluence in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, (2021 was cancelled due to COVID), 2022, 2023, and 2024.

The link to the Confluence website.

https://confluence-sff.org

Writing Goals for August 2025.

In August 2025, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com, including my Writing Progress Report for August 2025.

I plan to work on a story for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call in August 2025.

Eventually, I plan to work on the third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. I plan to split Chapter 1 into two chapters and add a scene to the new Chapter 1.

Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus to other short fiction magazines.

Polish and send the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.

In August 2025, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

Planned Events for August 2025.

The next conference I plan to attend is the Capclave Conference, held near Wahington D. C. from September 19, 2025, to September 21, 2025. They will have the conference at the Rockville Hilton in Rockville, MD. I attended the Capclave in 2016. Looking forward to going again.

The link to the Capclave website.

This is my Writing Progress Report July 2025.

On May 30, we went to the Cleveland Guardians game at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Unfortunately, they lost to the Los Angeles Angels 4 to 1.

Writing Progress from June 2025.

I wrote four blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. Including my writing progress report for June 2025, which I linked below.

Writing Progress Report June 2025

In June 2025, I presented the short story named Erebus to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in June 2025.

In the past, I sent the stories, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I sent out in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023. None for 2024.

Events from June 2025.

No events in June.

Writing Goals for July 2025.

In July 2025, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com, including my Writing Progress Report for July 2025.

I plan to work on a story for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call in July 2025.

Eventually, I plan to work on the third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. I plan to split Chapter 1 into two chapters and add a scene to the new Chapter 1.

Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus to other short fiction magazines.

Polish and send the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.

In July 2025, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

Planned Events for July 2025.

The next conference I plan to attend is the Confluence Conference, held near Pittsburgh, PA, from July 25, 2025, to July 27, 2025. They will have the conference at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel in Coraopolis, PA. I attended the Confluence in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, (2021 was cancelled due to COVID), 2022, 2023, and 2024.

The link to the Confluence website.

https://confluence-sff.org